Ottoline, Elaine, Imogen

General Name Discussion
1

See the results of this poll: Ottoline, Elaine, Imogen

Respondents: 29 (This poll is closed)

  • Ottoline : 14 (48%)
  • Elaine : 7 (24%)
  • Imogen: 8 (28%)
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[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f].

She’s survived all these years as your favourite, and she’s lovely. As for the spelling and pronunciation, usually, a quick correction is all that’s needed and all is well, and as I always say, if people can learn to spell and pronounce Beethoven & Tchaikovsky, they can learn to give any name the same respect. Also, I tend to ask for the spelling of the most seemingly obvious names these days (I take orders for special occasion cakes so need to write names down), as many times, they are different than expected. [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] is unusual, yes, but certainly not too ‘out-there’.

Would a second girl not have a middle name too, like your [name_f]Molly[/name_f] (signature)? [name_m]Just[/name_m] curious. [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] makes for a great standalone name like that in my opinion.

3

I voted for [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]. She’s clearly your favourite of the bunch and it’s lovely that your daughter loves it too.

4

I am definitely going to also suggest going with [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]. What an absolutely gorgeous, underused choice. I think it’s positively stunning! It seems to clearly be your favorite, and having a name her mother has loved for so long would be so special to her I would think.

[name_f]Elaine[/name_f] and [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] are both pretty, but don’t hold a candle to [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f] in my opinion. Good luck deciding! (:

5

I really love [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]. With the renewed attention of “-line” names like [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], and the trendiness of [name_f]Ottilie[/name_f] on this site, I think it fits right in while also standing out.

6

With [name_m]Henry[/name_m], [name_f]Mollie[/name_f], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], and [name_m]Clark[/name_m], I like [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] best. While I like [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]-- it seems much more exotic compared to the other siblings’ names. [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is a great name (one of my favorites), but I think it’s too close to [name_m]Gideon[/name_m] in sound and so I wouldn’t use it because of that.

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[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]!!!